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Thence by a curved line running North and West, having a radius of 25.0 feet and by lands of Martin B. Hartshorn, a length of 45.81 feet to a point tangent ;
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Thence S. 516 - 41' - 40" W., still by lands of said Hartshorn a dis- tance of 130.74 feet to a point of curve ;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius of 85.58 feet, still by said Hartshorn's land, a length of 128.90 feet to a point of re- verse curve ;
Thence by a curved line to the Right, having a radius of 260.0 feet, and still by lands of said Hartshorn, a length of 100.0 feet to a point of tangent ;
Thence S. 12° - 34' E., still by lands of said Hartshorn and by lands. of Royal C. Jaques, Trustee of the Jaques Building Trust, a distance of 72.01 feet to a Stone Bound marking the Northeasterly terminus of Bond Street as accepted March 17, 1930;
Thence S. 80° - 19' W., by the Northerly terminus of Bond Street as so accepted, a distance of 40.05 feet to a Stone Bound Set at the Northeasterly terminus thereof.
The next five courses defining the Westerly and Northerly side lines of the layout, are all by other lands of said Martin B. Hartshorn;
Thence N. 12° - 34' W., a distance of 70.0 feet to a point of curve ;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius of 220 feet, a length of 84.61 feet to a point of reverse curve ;
Thence by a curved line to the Right, having a radius of 125.58 feet, a length of 189.15 feet to a point of tangent ;
Thence N. 51º - 41' - 40" E., a distance of 142.56 feet to a point of curve ;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius of 30.08 feet a length of 44.86 feet to a point on the said Easterly side line of High Street ;
Thence by a curved line in a Southerly direction having a radius of 470.0 feet, by said Easterly Side line of High Street, a length of 103.07 feet to the Stone Bound previously herein described at the point of beginning. The above described lines being more fully shown on a Plan entitled "Bond Street, Reading, Mass.," dated February 1941, Board of Public Works, Philip Welch, Supt., said plan being a part of this description. We determine that no damages will be sustained by any person or persons in their property by reason of the taking to be inade for this improvement.
All acts in connection with said laying out are done under the pro- visions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and better- ments are to be assessed therefor.
This laying out so made by us, we hereby report to the Town for acceptance and recommend said way shall thereafter be known as a Public Town Way and named Bond Street, and that the sum of thir-
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teen hundred ($1,300.00) dollars be raised and appropriated for said laying out and for the construction of said way.
WENDELL P. DAVIS, Chairman HAROLD W. PUTNAM, Secretary EDWARD A. BROPHY ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON ALEX LINDSAY
Members of the Board of Public Works for the Town of Reading
On motion of Wendell P. Davis it was voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out as a public way of a private way known as Bond Street, and adopt the recommen- dations contained therein, and that the sum of One Thousand Three Hundred ($1,300.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the laying out and construction of said way.
Article 37.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss.
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having de- termined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity re- quire the laying. out of a town way under the provisions of law auth- orizing the assessment of betterments, substantially in the location hereinafter described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to the owners of land thereof and of a hearing there- on, and having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard, have laid out as a town way for the use of the town running in a semi-circle off West Street, starting Easterly of No. 454 West Street, thence run- ning Southerly, Westerly and Northerly to a point again on West Street, Westerly of No. 458 West Street, substantially as and in the location of the private way known as West Hill Circle, the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
The interior side line of said West Hill Circle commences at a point on the Southerly side line of said West Street, said point being N. 67° - 00' W., a distance of 53.80 feet from a stone bound marking an angle in said West Street;
From thence the said Interior line runs with a curve to the Left on a radius of 20.00 feet by lands of Stanley C. Converse and Alice N. Converse, a length of 27.23 feet to a point of tangent;
Thence S. 35° - 00' W., still by lands of said Converse & ux and lands of William H. Kelch, a distance of 150.25 feet to a point of curve ;
Thence on a curve to the Left on a radius of 21.74 feet still by lands of said Kelch, a distance of 33.94 feet to a point of tangent and the beginning of another curve;
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Thence on a curve to the left on a radius of 190.00 feet still by lands of Kelch, a length of 99.48 feet to a point of tangent and the beginning of another curve;
Thence on a curve to the Left on a radius of 62.38 feet, still by land of said Kelch, a length of 54.44 feet to a point of tangent;
Thence N. 45° - 32' - 30" E., still by lands of said Kelch, a distance of 135.94 feet to a point of curve;
Thence on a curve to the Left on a radius of 19.20 feet, still by said Kelch's land, a length of 37.80 feet to a point of tangent on the said southerly side line of West Street, said point being the terminus of the inside line of said West Hill Circle, and being S. 68° - 54' - 42" E., a distance of 19.00 feet from a stone bound marking a beginning of a curve in the said southerly side line of West Street as relocated by the Board of Public Works under the date of February, 1939, and approved March 3, 1939.
All as shown on Plan of said relocation duly recorded in the office of the Board of Public Works ;
Thence following the southerly line of said West Street South- easterly as relocated as above on a radius of 330.00 feet a length of 88.18 feet to a point of curve and the beginning of the exterior line of said West Hill Circle ;
Thence on a curved line West to South having a radius of 20.52 feet by other lands of said Kelch, a length of 29.55 feet to a point of tangent;
Thence S. 45° - 32' - 30" W., still by said Kelch's land a distance of 156.97 feet to a point of curve ;
Thence on a curve to the Right on a radius of 102.38 feet still by land of Kelch, a length of 89.34 feet to a point of tangent and the be- ginning of another curve;
Thence on a curve to the Right on a radius of 230.00 feet still by lands of Kelch, a length of 120.43 feet to a point of tangent and the beginning of another curve;
Thence on a curve to the Right on a radius of 61.74 feet still by lands of said Kelch, a length of 96.40 feet to a point of tangent;
Thence N. 35° - 00' E., still by lands of said Kelch and lands of Edward F. Strunk, and Margaret V. Strunk, a distance of 133.25 feet to a point of curve ;
Thence on a curve to the Left on a radius of 20.00 feet, still by lands of said Strunk et ux a length of 35.60 feet to a point of tangent on the southerly side line of West Street;
Thence S. 67º - 00' E., by the Southerly side line of said West Street, a distance of 81.79 feet to the point of beginning.
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The above described lines being more fully shown on a Plan en- titled "West Hill Circle, Reading, Mass.," dated February 1941, Board of Public Works, Philip Welch, Supt., said Plan being a part of this description.
We determine that no damages will be sustained by any person or persons in their property by reason of the taking to be made for this improvement. All acts in connection with said laying out are done under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, and betterments are to be assessed therefor.
This laying out so made by us, we hereby report to the Town for acceptance and recommend that said way shall thereafter be known as a Public Town Way and named West Hill Circle, and that the sum of eight hundred and ninety-one ($891.00) Dollars be raised and appropri- ated for the said laying out and for the construction of said wayy.
WENDELL P. DAVIS, Chairman HAROLD W. PUTNAM, Secretary EDWARD A. BROPHY ALEX LINDSAY ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON
Members of the Board of Public Works for the Town of Reading On motion of Wendell P. Davis it was voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out as a public way of a private way known as West Hill Circle, and adopt the recommendations contained therein, and that the sum of Eight Hun- dred ninety-one ($891.00) be raised and appropriated for the laying out and construction of the said way.
Article 38.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex, ss.
Town of Reading
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having de- termined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require the laying out of a town way under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, substantially in the location herein- after described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to the owners of land thereof and of a hearing thereon, and having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing and then and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard, have laid out as a town way for the use of the Town running in a Southeasterly direction from West Street, slightly north of Woburn Street, to County Road, substantially as and in the location of the private way known as Westcroft Road, the boundaries and measurements of said way as so laid out are as follows :
Beginning at a point in the Westerly side line of West Street,
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said point being N. 13° - 15' - 40" W., measured along said Westerly side line of West Street a distance of 59.31 feet from a Stone Bound set at the Northerly terminus of a curved line having a radius of 287.64 feet and a length of 75.71 feet;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius of 20.0 feet, by lands of George P. McSheehy and George W. Page, Trustees of the Westcroft Development Trust, a length of 34.23 feet to a point of tangent ;
Thence S. 68° - 32' - 40" W., still by said Trustees' land by lands of William A. Welch and Harriett T. Welch, Paul H. Miner and Gladys D. Miner, Lee T. Johnson, Bertha B. Reynolds and Frances K. Rey- nolds, and other lands of said Trustees, a distance of 1,584.62 feet to a point of curve ;
Thence by a curved line to the Left having a radius of 20.0 feet, still by said Trustees' land, a length of 33.55 feet to a point on the Easterly side line of said County Road ;
Thence in a Northwesterly direction. along said Easterly side line of County Road and by a curved line in said Easterly side line having a radius of 600.00 feet, a length of 36.67 feet to a point of tangent ;
Thence N. 31° - 04' - 40" W., still by said Easterly side line of County Road, a distance of 37.18 feet to a point ;
Thence by a curved line South to East, having a radius of 20.0 feet by other lands of said McSheehy and Page, Trustees, a length of 28.06 feet to a point of tangent ;
Thence N. 68° - 32' - 40" E., still by other lands of said Trustees, by the Southerly terminus of a Private Way known as Overlook Road, by other lands of said Trustees by the Southerly terminus of Coolidge Road, and by other lands of said Trustees, a distance of 1,609.10 feet to a point of curve ;
Thence by a curved line to the Left, having a radius of 20.0 feet, still by lands of said Trustees a length of 27.86 feet to a point on the Westerly side line of said West Street;
Thence in a Southerly direction, by a curved line in said Westerly side line of West Street having a radius of 875.0 feet, a length of 30.54 feet to a Stone Bound set at the Southerly terminus of said 875.0 feet radius curve ;
Thence S. 13° - 15' - 40" E., still by said Westerly side line of West Street, a distance of 49.69 feet to the point of beginning.
The above described lines being more fully shown on a Plan entitled Westcroft Road, Reading, Mass., dated February 1941, Board of Public Works, Philip Welch, Supt., said plan being a part of this description.
We determine that no damages will be sustained by any person or persons in their property by reason of the taking to be made for this
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improvement. All acts in connection with the said laying out are done under the provisions of law authorizing the assessments of betterments, and betterments are to be assessed therefor.
This laying out so made by us we hereby report to the Town for acceptance and recommend that said way shall thereafter be known as a Public Town Way and named Westcroft Road, and that the sum of three thousand eight hundred and twenty two ($3,822.00) be raised and appropriated for said laying out and for the construction of the said way.
WENDELL P. DAVIS, Chairman HAROLD W. PUTNAM, Secretary EDWARD A. BROPHY ALEX LINDSAY ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON
Members of the Board of Public Works, Town of Reading, Mass.
On motion of Wendell P. Davis it was voted that the Town accept the report of the Board of Public Works on the laying out of a private way as a public way known as Westcroft Road, and adopt the recom- mendations contained therein, and that the sum of Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-two ($3,822.00) be raised and appropriated for the laying out and construction of said way. Article 39.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss.
Town of Reading
The Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading having de- termined and adjudged that common convenience and necessity require that the public ways be laid out, relocated or altered as and in the location hereafter described, having complied with all requirements of law relating to notice to owners of land thereof, and of a hearing thereon, and having met at the time and place appointed for such hearing, and then and there heard all persons present who desired to be heard have laid out, relocated or altered as public highways for the use of the Town the Intersection of Highland Street, and Ban- croft Avenue. The boundaries and measurements of said public high- ways as so laid out, relocated or altered are as follows :
Beginning at a point on the Westerly side line of said Highland Street, said point being N. 26' - 47" W., measured along said Westerly side line of Highland Street, a distance of 115.33 feet from a Stone Bound set in said Westerly side line of Highland Street at the East- erly terminus of the division line between lands of E. Vernon Sillars and land now or formerly of Home Owners Loan Corp;
Thence by a curve line North, West and South having a radius of 14.50 feet, and through lands of said E. Vernon Sillars, a length of
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38.36 feet, to a point of tangent on the Easterly side line of Bancroft Avenue, said point being N. 1' - 39" E., measured along said Easterly side line of Bancroft Avenue, a distance of 120.43 feet from a Stone Bound set in said Easterly side line of Bancroft Avenue at the West- erly terminus of the division line between lands of said Sillars and lands now or formerly of Home Owners Loan Corp .;
Thence N. 1' - 39", along said Easterly side line of Bancroft Avenue, a distance of 39.02 feet to a point ;
Thence turning and running N. 81' - 27" E., still by lands of said Sillars, a distance of 9.13 feet to a point on the Westerly side line of said Highland Street;
Thence S. 26' - 47" E., along said Westerly side line of Highland Street, a distance of 38.36 feet to the point of beginning.
The approximate area taken is four hundred eighty (480) square feet.
The above described line being more fully shown on a Plan en- titled "Alteration of the Intersection of Highland Street and Bancroft Avenue, Reading, Mass., dated February, 1941. Board of Public Works, Philip Welch, Supt." said Plan being a part of this description.
We award damages sustained by reason of this taking for this alteration and relocation to E. Vernon Sillars in the sum of Fifty Dollars.
No betterments are to be assured for the improvement.
This laying out, relocation or alteration so made by us, we hereby report to the Town for acceptance and recommend that when this re- port is accepted and adopted by the Town, that said public highways shall therefore be laid out, relocated or altered in accordance with said plan, and that the sum of fifty ($50.00) dollars be raised and appropri- ated for the said laying out, alteration and construction of the inter- section of said ways.
WENDELL P. DAVIS, Chairman HAROLD W. PUTNAM, Secretary ALEX LINDSAY EDWARD A. BROPHY ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON
Members of the Board of Public Works, Town of Reading, Mass.
This being a land taking it requires a two-thirds vote, 80 voted in the affirmative and none in the negative.
Article 42. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted that the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00) be raised and appropriated for the further development of the Town Forest.
Article 43. On motion of Leon G. Bent it was voted that the sum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) be raised and appropriated for Child
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Welfare Work, to be expended under the direction of the Reading Visiting Nurse Association and the Board of Health.
Article 44. On motion of Hugh L. Eames it was voted that the By-Laws for the Construction of Buildings be and the same are hereby amended by inserting at the end of Section 36 a new section to be known as Section 36a as follows :
"Section 36a. New roof covering, regardless of type or composi- tion, shall not be laid over existing wood shingles. All existing wood shingles must be removed before new roofing is laid. Fire resisting roof covering may be placed over fire resisting roofing provided the existing fire resisting roofing has not been laid over wood shingles."
On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted to take Article 2 from the table.
On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted to indefinitely post- pone Article 2.
On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted to take Article 3 from the table.
On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted to indefinitely post- pone Article 3.
On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted to take Article 4 from the table.
On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted to indefinitely post- pone Article 4.
On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted to adjourn at 10.15 P. M. 114 Males and 22 Females. Total of 136 were checked at this adjourned Town Meeting.
Sine Die NORMAN P. CHARLES, Town Clerk.
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APPROVAL OF BY-LAW AMENDMENT
Reading, Massachusetts
March 24, 1941
The following amendment and addition to the By-Law for the Construction of Buildings of the Town of Reading was duly adopted at the adjourned Annual Town Meeting duly called, warned and held on March 17, 1941.
On motion of Hugh L. Eames it was voted that the By-Law for the Construction of Buildings be amended by adding at the end of Section 36, the following new section to be known as Section 36a.
"Section 36a. New roof covering, regardless of type or composition, shall not be laid over existing wood shingles. All existing wood shingles must be removed before new roofing is laid. Fire resisting roof cover- ing may be placed over fire resisting roofing provided the existing fire resisting roofing has not been laid over wood shingles."
Attest : NORMAN P. CHARLES, Clerk of the Town of Reading.
Town Seal Approved by the Attorney General. Boston, Mass., April 3, 1941. The above amendment to by-law is hereby approved. Robert T. Bushnell, Attorney General.
The Committee appointed by the Moderator, Charles P. Howard to study and report on the question of Adopting a Limited Form of Town Meeting is as follows :
Mr. Ralph W. Allen
Mr. Newell H. Morton
Mr. James H. Fleming Mrs. Ralph W. Smith Mr. Frederick L. Springford
Mr. Joseph D. Knight
Mr. Frank D. Tanner
The Committee to make plans for the Tercentenary Celebration for the Town is as follows :
Mr. Clinton L. Bancroft Mrs. H. Raymond Johnson Mr. John L. Devaney Mr. Edward F. Parker
Mr. Winthrop D. Parker
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Town Warrant
Seal Commonwealth of Massachusetts
To either of the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are here- by required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Read- ing, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in Security Hall, Woburn Street, in said Reading on Monday, June twenty-third, A. D. 1941 at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening, to act on the fol- lowing articles :
'Article 1. To hear and act on the reports of Town Officers and special committees and to choose all necessary committees and deter- mine what instructions if any, shall be given Town Officers and special committees.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to establish a committee consisting of fifteen members for the purpose of studying and investi- gating the matter of the development of low cost houses in the Town, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Finance Committee.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 16B of Chapter 147 of the General Laws as inserted by Section 2 of Chapter 426 of the Acts of 1938, being an Act providing for one day off in every six days for Police Officers or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 4. To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds and transfer to the special Drainage Construction Ac- count, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Special Drainage Committee.
Article 5. To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds and transfer to Water Department Maintenance and Construction Account, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public highway of a private way known as Lewis Street under the provisions of law auth- orizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the Office of the Town Clerk in accordance with statutory require- ments, and to see if the Town will accept the public way and to see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds for
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the said laying out and construction of said way and transfer to the Lewis Street Extension Betterment Account.
Board of Public Works.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to accept the gift of "Secretary" made by the late Clara Pierce for the Public Library and to authorize and empower the Trustees of the Public Library to sell said "Secretary" for the sum of $25.00 and to appropriate said sum for the purchase of books for the Library, such books to be inscribed as having been purchased in memory of the late Clara Pierce, and to ratify and confirm all previous action of the Trustees in connection with the acceptance and sale of the gift of the "Secretary" or what it will do in relation thereto.
Trustees of Public Library.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least ten public places in the Town not less than seven days prior to June 23, 1941 the date set for the meeting in said warrant and to publish this warrant in the Reading Chronicle one day at least prior to said date. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at or before the time appointed for said meeting. Given under our hands this ninth day of June, A. D. 1941.
CARL W. GOODRIDGE ROBERT E. FOWLE HERBERT K. MILLER
Selectmen of Reading.
Officers Return
Reading, Mass., June 13, 1941
Middlesex ss.
By virtue of this warrant I this day warned and notified the inhabi- tants of the Town of Reading qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs to meet in the places and at the time specified in this warrant by posting attested copies in the following public places within the Town of Reading.
Municipal Building Reading Fire Station No. 1
Masonic Building Reading Fire Station No. 2
Lyceum Hall Building M. F. Charles Store
Odd Fellows Building Danforth's Drug Store
Reading Police Station Weadick's Drug Store
B. & M. R. R. Station Haven Spa Austin's Lunch
The same being not less than seven days prior to June 23rd, 1941 the date set for said meeting.
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And I also caused the same to be printed in the Reading Chronicle date of June 20th, 1941, the same being at least one day prior to the date of said meeting.
Signed: J. W. Sias, Constable of Reading.
Special Town Meeting
Reading, Mass., June 23, 1941 Security Hall, Woburn St.
Article 1. On motion of Carl W. Goodridge it was voted to lay Article 1 on the table.
Article 2. On motion of Gardner G. Long it was voted that a com- mittee of fifteen members be and hereby is established for the purpose of studying and investigating the matter of the development of the low cost houses in the Town, such committees to consist of two members of the Planning Board, two members of the Board of Public Works, two members of the Finance Committee, one member of the Municipal Light Board, one member of the Board of Assessors, one member of the Welfare Board, one member of the Board of Selectmen, one mem- ber of the School Committee, such members to be designated and ap- pointed by their respective Boards and Committees, and a Builder, Real Estate Operator, Banker, and Architect to be appointed by the Modera- tor, within ten days from date of this meeting; such committee shall report at the next annual town meeting or at any special meeting to be held prior thereto the results of its study and investigation with defi- nite recommendations as to what action, if any, it deems necessary and proper in the premises for the best interests of the Town, together with all the necessary details to carry such recommendations into effect.
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